STEG: After $1.3 billion loan, Sghairi demands answers over power cuts
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- Fifty-six Tunisian lawmakers requested an extraordinary plenary session during the parliamentary recess over recurring electricity and water cuts.
- Lawmaker Dhafer Sghairi called for explanations from STEG after a $1.3 billion loan and urged a return to dialogue.
Fifty-six lawmakers have called for an extraordinary plenary session during the parliamentary recess, amid repeated disruptions to electricity and water supplies.
Dhafer Sghairi announced the request on Friday, September 4, 2026. He also asked for explanations from STEG following a loan worth 1.3 billion and called for a return to dialogue and greater accountability.
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